Job Description

A1Events are specialists in event equipment hire, corporate event management and team building.

Your role?

To set up, operate and supervise equipment at a variety of events, while maintaining safety standards and always delivering outstanding customer service.

Do You...

Love meeting new people and building rapport?

Have bundles of energy, enthusiasm and positivity?

Enjoy attending a variety of festivals, funfairs, galas, family days, and other events?

Have the confidence to (nicely) boss people around and organise crowds of excited kids?

Would You Like to...

Be part of an incredible team?

Expand your skills and your horizons?

Work in a live event environment where every day and every job is different?

About Us and our Team

We are exciting, fun, innovative, forward thinking and rapidly growing! We deliver a range of events across the North East and Scotland and sometimes further afield. From humble beginnings hiring out small bouncy castles to back garden birthday parties, we now offer the biggest range of inflatables and corporate event equipment in the North East.

Your Main Duties

Ensuring the safe use and operation of equipment such as bouncy castles and rodeo bulls.

Engaging with customers and clients to present a fun and welcoming atmosphere.

Representing A1Events with professionalism and a friendly smile at all times.

Delivering team building activities to corporate clients with confidence.

Requirements

Able to work weekends, early mornings and late evenings. Midweek work occasionally available.

Experience in a customer facing role preferred.

Physical stamina and high energy levels.

Able and willing to work outside in all weather conditions.

Able to communicate with people from all walks of life (from young children to CEOs)

Smart appearance

Qualities We Expect from You

Reliable, committed and trustworthy.

Excellent time management

Passionate about delivering the best possible customer experience

Fun, enthusiastic, positive, motivated personality

Friendly, polite, excellent verbal communication skills

Diligent, conscientious and attentive to detail

Reliability is an exceptionally important part of this role, therefore failure to attend an agreed shift without prior notification or discussion will result in removal of consideration for any future shifts.

We work outdoors most of the time and you will often be on your feet all day in variable weather. Events can include some long unsociable hours, from early starts to late nights and we a have a requirement for all staff to be able to work weekends.

Benefits

Training provided

Uniform provided.

Free Tea and Coffee facilities provided at base.

Food provided on full event days (at the discretion of the manager.)

Weekly pay

Join our Team

Event Crew will be paid minimum wage.

We are also recruiting for Drivers for Summer 2025. Please see the separate job ad.

Immediate start. This role is typically seasonal but work will be available every summer. Shifts vary from 4 hours to 12 hours.

Job Types: Part-time, Zero hours contract

Pay: 12.21 per hour

Expected hours: 1 - 16 per week

Schedule:

10 hour shift 12 hour shift 8 hour shift Monday to Friday Weekend availability Weekends only
Ability to commute/relocate:

Blyth NE24 2ED: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):

Are you available to work weekends?
Experience:

Customer Service: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: In person

Reference ID: A1Events
Expected start date: 02/06/2025